Binder



April 26, 1932. E, J. JOYCE .Y 1,855,453

BINDER Filed March 3l, 1950 Patented Apr. 26, 1932 Param eprice EDWARD J. JOYCE, OF CHICAGO,

BINDR Application flied March 31, 1930. .sriai No'. 446,182..

The present invention relates to a binding device intended for the preservation of records, and is intended to equip a permanent binder as a V convenient temporary binder,

li which binder, when its capacity is reached, is

converted into a permanent binder concurrently with the removal of the binding device herein described.

` At the present time, itis usual and cus'-` IU tomary to employ a series o f temporary binders to hold correspondence and other records.

At stated intervals, the contents of such binders are transferred to permanent binders, the

so called permanent binders being bound up for future reference. Thetransfer of papers from one binder to another from time to time has proved to be an irksome proposition, has necessitated thel bringing in of outside .f n help forl producing the permanent bindings,

and altogether has been unsatisfactory because of the necessity for two entirely different types of binders, the temporary binder and the permanent binder.

In the present arrangement, a binder which is used for the daily or frequent gathering up of papers and in which respect is temporary is convertible into a permanent binder to be filed away be merely clipping the Hposts and drivingV two studs, the temporary binder then being converted into a permanent binder. Convenient means for holding the binder together while in temporary use are necessary for ready manipulation of the device.

' The objects of the'invention, among others, therefore, include a' simplifiedA binder capable of being readily converted from a temporary binder into a permanent binder; and an improved locking or holding means to be used with such a binder before it is converted from a temporary holder to a permanent holder.

These objects, and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, are obtained by the novel construction, unique combination, and improved arrangement of the several elements illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which two forms of a temporary lock memberl are shown, and in which Figure l is a perspective'view of an assem- 50 bly of the several parts of the bind-er 5 .Figline 2 is the assembly f parts shown in Figure l with the flap temporarily secured, the binder partly filled and with a temporary locking member attached;

Figure 3 is a binder, like that shown in Figure 2, ready for conversion from a teinporary device to a permanent binder;

igure 4 is a perspective View, parts being broken away showing a binder in process of permanent binding;

Figure 5 is a transverse section of ene forni of a temporary locking member, and is en the line-' of Fig-ure 3;

Fignre f6 is a horiiontal section of the' form of device shown in Figure 5 and is on the line 6;'6 of'Figure 5;

Figure 7 is a similar section forni of the invention; and

Fignre 8 is an enlarged vertical fragmentary detail section showing the manner in which a post-engaging member engages a binding post.

Like reference characters are used tti-designate similar parts in the drawings and in the description of the invention which follows.

The binder shown in Figures l, 2, 3 and et comprises a b'ottom member which may be hinged, .as is shown at 11, thus dividing the bottom cover section into two parts, the mai-n portion 10 and the binding post-supporting section 12. In the binding post section 12, two or more coil spring posts 13' are permanently mounted in any suitable manner.

As is shown in Figure 1, there is associated with the bottom cover', a sheet of canvas or other material 14 which has two perforations 15- corresponding with the binding posts 13. This sheet 14 is placed upon the posts 13 as is shown in Figure 1, the loose portion of the sheet, so long as the binder is being used temporarily, being drawn under the under section of the back 10 and fastened there by thumb tacks 16 or in any other suitable manner. n (See Figure 2.) l

The device, as abinder, includes also the top section whichyis divided by a hinge 18A intol a main body 17 and into apost-engaging section 19. Through the latter are apertures 20 corresponding with the binding' posts I3 just referred to. Correspondence or records of a modified roc are placed upon the binding osts 13 and the cover 17 placed thereover a ter which a device like the locking members shown in Figures 5, 6, 7, and 8 may be placed on top of the cover 17 over section 19 to hold said cover 17 when the binder is closed and until the binder is to be permanently bound.

As is readily discernible, Ain Figures 2 and 3, the locking members shown in Figures 5, 6, 7, and 8 are removable, and each time it is necessary to open the temporarylbinder, the locking members are rst removed, andv thereafter the cover 17 is removed. The necessary papers are inserted vupon the .posts 13, after which the cover 17 is replaced, followed by the attachment of the locking member. A solidly locked temporary binder is thus obtained. y

In Figure 3, a binder which is reaching its capacity as a temporary binder is shown. In Figure 4, a binder with one post 13 exposed to show the portion to be clipped before permanent binding is disclosed. Such post is out olf by a suitable tool to the level of the compressed papers on the posts 13. The other side or post 13 is shown cut off and with a stud 21 inserted through aperture 20 Vinto post 13, the canvas sheet 14 having first been drawn up over the posts 13 to provide a binder end for suitable Vindexing indicia. The studs 21 are of irregular configuration, and are so shaped that they deform the posts 13 which are of coiled wire, thus providing a permanent attachment for the cover 17 upon the binder.

When the binder is permanently bound, the temporary locking member, of course, is transferred to another temporary binder, its use to be continued indefinitely by repeated transfers.

Until the binder is filled, as is shown in Figure 3, it is customary to use the temporary locking member and to keep the canvas sheet upon the back of the bottom of the t binder by thumb tacks 16, as has been heretofore described. In order to provide a ready attachment and detachment of a temporary binder locking means, either of the two forms of temporary locking members, shown in Figures 5, 6, 7 and 8, is useful.

Reference will be had lirst to the form of lock shown in Figures 5 and 6. In said Figure 5, the posts 13 are plainly shown, projecting through the end 19 of cover section 17. The locking member comprises two channelshaped Vmetal strips 31 and 32 with the side flanges of one nested within those of the other to form a housing 30. Through the top 31 and bottom 32 are apertures 34 corresponding with the posts 13 and providing openings slightly larger than the said posts 13, so that the locking member may slide along the posts 13 in a plane parallel to the top binder 17 with slight resistance.

At the center of the housing 30, and in a suitable aperture 35 provided therefor, is a key 36 having a shaft 37 permanently journaled in the top and bottom portions 31 and 32 of said casing 30. This shaft 37 has two eccentric cams 38 thereon shown in Figure 6, one cam 38 being disposed above the other and having a diametrically opposed eccentricity.

Between the shaft 37 and the binding post apertures 34 are strips 39 of metal, having enlarged end sections 40 provided with struc up edges 41, which parts 40 and 41 have a l' depth to guide the strips 39 between the inner surfaces of top and bottom 31 and 32 of housing 30.

The inner end of one ofthe sliding members 39 is offset so that in juxtaposition to the shaft 37, the surface of one member rests above the surface of the other member so that one member is engaged by one cam 38 and the other by the other cam 38.

Each sliding member 39 is of. suiicient length to extend around the shaft 37, having the end portion 44 thereof provided with an aperture 43 for this purpose, the face of one opening 43 being engaged by one cam 38 and the face of the other opening 43 being engaged by the other cam 38, so that, when key 36 is used to rotate shaft 37 in one direction, the members 39 are pushed outwardly from the shaft 37 toward the posts 13, and when rotated in opposite directions, the members 39 are drawn awayfrom said posts 13.

In the form of the device shown in Figures 5 and 6, there is a sliding member 39 having end portions 40 with upturnedianges 41 for guiding said member 39. The end portions 40 have their outer edges formed to provide semi-circular aws 42 having grooves which may correspond with 4the undulations upon the periphery of the posts 13. There is, therefore, a sharp edge upon the locking aw 42, which is adapted to be forced between the contiguous turns of the spring posts 13 as an incident to the operation of the key 36 referred to. The action of aw 42 upon the contiguous turns of post 13 is plainly shownv in Figure 8. The depth of the flange 41 is such that the top 31 .and bottom 32 of housing 30 provide a guide for the locking jaw 42 preventing displacements of members 39 when in locking position. When desired, the grooves in jaw 42 may be slightly eccentric to the course of the spiral winding of posts 13 to obtain aI more secure engagement.

By proper adjusting of the parts, they may be so arranged that by moving the key 36 a fractional turn, the jaws 42 at the ends of members 39 are adapted to be forced into engagement with the turns or threads of the material of the posts 13, each of which posts 13 is a coil spring. By turning the key 36 backwardly the same distance, the members 39 which have the toothed ends 42 are retracted from biting engagement with such posts.

In Figures 7 and 8, a second form of the invention is disclosed. In such form, a similar housing 13() is provided in which a similar key 136 and shaft 137 are mounted. Instead of employing two cams, only one cam 138 is necessary, there being but one slidable mem.- ber 139, said single slidable member 139 having an elliptical central slot 143 engaging cam 138, theslot 143 being in an enlarged section 144.

Movement of the key 136 is adapted to cause member 139 to move in one direction while movement of said key 136 in an opposite direction causes said sliding member 139 to move in the opposite direction.

In the type of device shown in Figures 5 and 6, there is one of said locking jaws 42 at the outer end of each of the sliding members 39. Said locking jaws are pushed away from the key 36 and drawn thereto in operation. In the form of the device shown in Figure 7, one of the locking jaws 142 is upon the sliding member 139 on the side of the post 13 toward the key 136, while the other jaw 142 is fastened to the far end of the sliding member 139 beyond the other post 13r in any suitable fashion, the sliding member 139 having an extension 145 with an opening 136 therein, elliptical in form, so that when the member 139 is moved in one direction, the locking aws 142 are both moved in the same direction to bite corresponding sides J of the posts 113. The material of the locking jaws 142 and the sliding member 139 engages the housing 130 to prevent torsional displacement of the locking jaws 142 from the binding posts 113.

In the present arrangement, a limited stock of temporary fastening members only is required. As the binders are Converted from temporary bind-ers to permanent binders and bound up in the manner heretofore described, the temporary locking members ar-e transferred to new binders, to be used as temporary binders in the manner herein indicated.

I claim:

1. A temporary binder cover-holding member for a binder having coiled spring posts comprising a housing, a member having a grooved end face to engage the turns of the post, and means for forcing the ridges between the grooves in said end face between contiguous turns in said posts.

2. For a binder having a post with grooves upon its external face, a housing, a sliding member having a grooved end to penetrate a portion of thegrooves in said post, and means in said housing for moving said sliding member.

3. For a binder having coiled spring posts, a housing rectangular in cross section, slid- EDWARD J. JOYCE. 

